Dynamic load system and method for simulating a crossing gate mechanism
AssigneeSiemens Mobility GmbH
InventorsQuinton Reed, Richard C. Bohme, Daniel Spencer
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Abstract
A dynamic load system includes a first electric machine simulating a load, a second electric machine, a coupling device for mechanically coupling the first electric machine to the second electric machine, a control unit with a processor and connected to the first electric machine and the second electric machine, wherein the control unit is configured to control the first electric machine and the second electric machine, wherein a reference value of the second electric machine is utilized to achieve a specific performance of the first electric machine.
Claims18
A dynamic load system comprising:
- a first electric machine simulating a load,
- a second electric machine,
- a coupling device for mechanically coupling the first electric machine to the second electric machine,
- a control unit comprising at least one processor and connected to the first electric machine and the second electric machine,
- wherein the control unit is configured to control the first electric machine and the second electric machine, wherein a reference value of the second electric machine is utilized to achieve a specific performance of the first electric machine,
- wherein the first electric machine comprises an electric motor and simulates a crossing gate arm of a crossing gate mechanism.
A method for simulating a crossing gate mechanism, the method comprising:
- mechanically coupling a first electric machine to a second electric machine,
- powering the first electric machine and the second electric machine,
- obtaining a reference value of the second electric machine, and
- controlling the first electric machine to achieve a specific performance based on the reference value of the second electric machine,
- wherein the first electric machine comprises an electric motor and simulates a crossing gate arm of a crossing gate mechanism, and
- wherein the second electric machine comprises an electric crossing gate motor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.